East Hamilton’s Kyle Ford and Notre Dame’s Blaise DiStefano battle for the ball at East Hamilton.Tuesday’s season-opening soccer match between East Hamilton and Notre Dame was an expose of sorts. Both coaches said the purpose of scheduling the tough match so early was to see what areas their teams could improve on.
Notre Dame can attach a “W” to its record along with the information.
The Irish scored two second-half goals and went on to defeat the Hurricanes 3-1 at East Hamilton in a rematch of a Class A/AA sectional match last season. The Hurricanes won that one and went on to a state-semifinal finish.
This one was a physical affair with four yellow cards assessed in the second half, including two given to East Hamilton’s Cameron Carter on a disputed call. Notre Dame’s Tyler Robertson, who scored the game’s final goal, was knocked out of the game after colliding with Steven Sloan halfway through the second half. Sloan was given a yellow card on the play and Robertson didn’t return.
Notre Dame coach Jim Schermerhorn was pleased with the outcome.